CZECHOSLOVAK ELBE-ODER NAVIGATION COMPANY (CSPLO)

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900420011-2
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2008
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFlCATICJN . cor~xn~~rrl~L -. U, s, c~rrzczAL, o~
CENTRAL iNTELI.IGENCE AGENCY REPORT
~R~t;NTR~ ~aechos`!_ovakia
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PLACE
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LATE OF
INFO.
Czechoslovak Elbe-oiler I~Tavigatyoat
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1? Thy: t~xech-,slovak Elba-!der 8a-~;ion~?Czxrpany ~(CSpLC) is supervised by ~hr~
Czecri ~dinzst:y of P~'ransportiat;~on, tiagi~atiQ~ I~partmenr, also know~i as
T~e~~,s,rtment "0~", located in Prs~ue It, 'Masaryk or Santana Street 4, second
flCroro '1'ki:~.e 3epartment is a~#rp responsible tor. navigation. on the Vltava
a,n~ Danube rivers ~+nd fo:;, passen~?er transportation rithin Czeohoslovaki~...
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Mana~?er: Sodek (fnti)
Assistant iianagera Poao.er (fnu)
Chief en~;inee:r: Jahn (fnu)
Cadre Offic~r?: Jin~iri.c': Babora
irai'fic division: `~truha (fnu) nox in Prague-Holesovire as Port
ft~ ~3 tex~>
Ba'~or&k bias been relieved o2' tYi e~bcve aos:if:ion and re-
plTTF Ced by so:aeone elseq name unknotim. Baborai et present is employed. by the
v Ji'LG as N Librarian (r'_rchive Section) in I'r~.gue,
2~ The .management of the C"PLC is located also in Prague II, biasaryk or
Smetana Street #4?cn the first floor,Z This office has tv~o departments:
Zo for ttxe E~.be and V~itava Rivexg
TIo for the Oder Rivero
Manager of the Elba and Vlta~ra, r:~?vers denartraent : Kys?~l (fr~u)
9ssistant managers: Cafourek (f'~iu) and. Rrijchel (fnu.)
a~ Business sections Cafourpk (fnu)
salar (x"nu.)
Hederliz~ (fnu}
Kotrba (fnu)
'"iie business department dealt mad ~ ~ -~~,;.an,~, tin export-import company __-_?
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as ?c7~~.~t?~rR nc,f an n't rnatior.a.:i tr~znsportat:ion cor~p~sny, but at present
it serves as the main suppiie~ oA 'ells CS'rL+~~
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Sipjeas~'(fnu)r assistant manager '
l~aclav S~.mek
This departm2r,t as~i~~ns st~ace, cs,r~;o~ destinations railroad cars, and it
also ~ereives drily reports en the Iacations of all GSPLO river craft
~rith
in Gzeshoslovakia~, It controls the follo~ring CSPLO ports:
Prague - Rolesovice, Bohemian
~e l;aik, Bohemia
Asti na.d Labem, l3okemia
Decin~ Bohe~nia~
c;.: l'ha maintenance s
ection is located in Decix:, :Lts fur:ction :~nn
ludes
:Ize sr,e.ir~tpnance and inspection of alI river crafty ce~:tral of ships, p
z~rxd cor~rr~:~nation with the traffic department
aperfi,
d. suppl
y section
!supply of luQlu for the river craft)e
Manager: ; ?A
dolf Hoffmann
e, Cadre manager: I
Cratky (fn~a) o
f Pc~ssnort sections
ado;i' Sochor$ manager
~rao Pospisil (fnu)
g; 4pArs.tional safet
y section: name unknowns
h P?tyroll section:
Simek (fnu)
?~ 'ork ,competition
secti^n: Karas (fnu)
J P:~b3icatinn secti
on: Lr~tsel (fnu), editor of the I,
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b~sk~Plave
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(Elbe Sailor) a CSFLO publ ca'~ tion.
k_: Aumiz~i.stration:
Accounting section: Brandl (fnu)
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Chief engineers ~tajchl (fnu)
t~rchiver~ section: Jindri~ch Baborak~
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CLASSIFICATION coNFZnEr~rT~L - u, s, or~ICZALs
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPOR
INFORMATION REPORT
floor. This. departm ~,so responsible for navigation on the Vltava 25X1
anu Danube rivers and ice' ~~as:~en~;?er transportation within Czechoslovakia.'
COUNTRY Czec~ioslov:.kia. DATE DISTR. l0 March 1955
SUBJECT Czecl~.osl.ov~~k Elbe-Oder ?''atTi~'ation
Company (CSPLO)
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
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OF THE UNITED STATES, WITNIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IS, SECTIONS 799
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1. The C$eahoslotak Slb*-Oder )~a~tfon Cols~a~ (CSPLO) ie. ~lupt~d by the
Czech P.iinistry of Transportation, Navigation Department, also known a.s
Department "05", located in Prague II, h4asaryk or Smetana Street 4, second
,Manager: Sodek (fnu) 25X1
Assistant :1lanager: Pozner (fnu)
Chief engine~Rx't Jahn 'tnu) i ~ .
Cadre Office~s~ indr ~~Babora~
Traffic diviaiOr-t St (~'nu) now' in Prague-iiolesovice as Port
LZaster.
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.'~~ ~ __~ .,~iiborak has b~~u relieved of the above position and re-
placed by some _ ~;' Babvrak at present is employed by the
CGPLO as a Librsri~~ 1!-a ~f~ ~fln) in T'rague.
2. The management of the CSPLO is located also in Prague II, rMasaryk or
Smetana Street ~4~on the first floor.l This office has two departments:
I. for the Elbe and Vltava Rivers
II. for the Cder .over.
Assistant managers: Cafourek (fnu) and Rajchel (fnu)
a, Business section: Cafourek (fnu) 25X1
Galar (fnu)
Hederlin (fnu)
Kotrba (fnu)
The business department dealt mainly wit~i PMB`$~i`A318, an export-import company
11a.na~er of the Elbe and Vl~.~,va rivers department: Kysel (fnu)
^M$~8'~IS was formerly known
it serves as the main su~~ of tho GSPL~3o
b . T raf f i d~ ec ti on : 9dcsll-k -~ maaFSage r
as Sche;t~1~~~ Inc.~an international transportation company, but at present
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This depart ass go, destinations, railroad care, and it
COIPF'IDENTIAL?
also receives daily reports on the locations of all CSPLO river craft
within Czeshoslovaka. It controls the following CSPLO ports:
Prague - Holesoviee, Bohemia.
Melnik, Bohemia.-
IIsti Yad Labem, Bohemia
Decin, Bohemia.
c. -The maintenance section is located in Decin. Its function includes
the maintenance and indpection of all river craft, control of ships, papers,
and coordination with the traffic department.
d. Supply sectio (su~lply of fuels for the river craft
Manager: AdalY goffman.
e. Cadre manager: Kratky (fnu).
f. Passport section: Adolf Soehor, manager
Mrs. Pospisil ('fnu)
g, Operational safety section: name unknown.
h. Payroll section: Simek (~fnu)
i. Work mpetition sections Karas (fnu)
~. Publication section: Latzel (fnu), editor of the L~a~~b~s.k.YY Plavec
(Elbe Sailor}, a CSPLO publ c'~'ation.
k. Administration: Accountiag sections Brandl (fnu)
Chief engine~ro Ra~chl (.fuu)
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